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New 'Planning Unplugged' podcast episode discusses Biodiversity Net Gain from a local authority perspective
20 Dec 2023
As new biodiversity net gain regulations look to take effect from 2024, what should local authorities be doing to prepare?
In the second episode of our 'Planning Unplugged' podcast series, our host and managing associate Kate Ashworth is joined by managing associates James Clark and Helen Robinson to talk about what steps authorities have to take to embrace the raft of changes, and how its not just the planning departments who need to keep an eye on the latest moves.
In the second episode of our 'Planning Unplugged' podcast series, our host and managing associate Kate Ashworth is joined by managing associates James Clark and Helen Robinson to talk about what steps authorities have to take to embrace the raft of changes, and how its not just the planning departments who need to keep an eye on the latest moves.
Planning Unplugged podcast series debut episode explores Biodiversity Net Gain considerations for developers
30 Nov 2023
In the first episode of Womble Bond Dickinson's new 'Planning Unplugged' podcast series, our host, managing associate Kate Ashworth is joined by managing associates James Clark and Helen Robinson to talk about the new 10% requirement for applications - and why developers would be wary to move any newts before work starts.
How might the next general election affect planning policy?
17 Nov 2023
Although the next general election could be held as late as January 2025, it is widely expected that it will be called earlier. Current opinion polls suggest that Labour may be the next government in power but as we know from recent elections the polls don't always give the full picture.
Whilst the parties have of course not yet published their election manifestos there have been some noteworthy announcements related to planning policy from the Labour party, particularly around the time of its party conference which was held 8-11 October 2023. It is these Labour party announcements which we take a closer look at below.
Whilst the parties have of course not yet published their election manifestos there have been some noteworthy announcements related to planning policy from the Labour party, particularly around the time of its party conference which was held 8-11 October 2023. It is these Labour party announcements which we take a closer look at below.
World's first vagina museum finds new home thanks to pro bono support from Womble Bond Dickinson
14 Nov 2023
International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has provided pro bono services to help ensure the world's first museum dedicated to the vagina was able to find a new home.
London's Vagina Museum, which was forced to shut its doors in February after its property guardianship ended, has now reopened in a larger location on Bethnal Green's Poyser Street after WBD secured the lease to the new property.
London's Vagina Museum, which was forced to shut its doors in February after its property guardianship ended, has now reopened in a larger location on Bethnal Green's Poyser Street after WBD secured the lease to the new property.
A new home for New Look as Womble Bond Dickinson advises on head office move
03 Nov 2023
International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised a leading fashion retailer in its move to a new London head office. The firm has supported long-standing client and British retailer New Look on its move into the custom fitted out third and fourth floors of the seven-storey office and GPE building, The Hickman, along Whitechapel Road in the nation's capital.
Womble Bond Dickinson advises North Somerset Council on acquisition of Grade II* Listed Birnbeck Pier
20 Jul 2023
International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised North Somerset Council on its acquisition of the Grade II* Listed Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare.
The Council is working with the Royal National Lifeboats Institution (RNLI) and Historic England to secure the preservation of the Pier. This will allow RNLI to resume operations from Birnbeck, which had to be suspended when the condition of the pier made it unsafe to access the lifeboat station. The Council aims to re-open the Pier to the public, which closed in 1994, when the required works are finished.
The Council is working with the Royal National Lifeboats Institution (RNLI) and Historic England to secure the preservation of the Pier. This will allow RNLI to resume operations from Birnbeck, which had to be suspended when the condition of the pier made it unsafe to access the lifeboat station. The Council aims to re-open the Pier to the public, which closed in 1994, when the required works are finished.
Womble Bond Dickinson's planning team ranked amongst best in the UK
21 Jun 2023
International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has been ranked in the top 10 planning law firms in the UK in the 2023 Planning Law Survey. Published by leading industry publication Planning Resource, the survey profiles the top law firms, solicitors, barristers and public sector legal departments in the UK.
Womble Bond Dickinson advises Hearthstone Investments on double acquisition
14 Jun 2023
International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Hearthstone Investments’ private equity fund, Hearthstone Residential Fund 2 (HRF2), on two recent acquisitions.
Technical consultation on the proposed Infrastructure Levy
13 Jun 2023
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), has sought views in advance of drafting regulations to implement its proposals. The consultation questions cover thresholds for applying the proposed Levy and the application of receipts. It is asking for views on how to deliver infrastructure and affordable housing, as well as a wider set of questions about how to introduce the Levy.
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